EMRC

[jimmymumper]

Why can I never hear anything on the UHF EMRC Frequencies?, I was told at our career fair that they were actively using them.

 

[Firemantincan]

They still work. They use differnt PL tones depending on which region you are in. Ambos are hard to hear unless you're close to one. Base stations work well. Some localities use their city/county radio systems for med patches.

 

[jimmymumper]

I had my scanner set to scan my local ones, it is a Pro35 that I have hooked up to a tram antenna like this that was on my dad's grill, when I was right next to an ambulance on my street

 

[jimmymumper]

They still work. They use differnt PL tones depending on which region you are in. Ambos are hard to hear unless you're close to one. Base stations work well. Some localities use their city/county radio systems for med patches.

I know St Mary's doesn't because they only have a UHF radio in the back, then a UHF in the front, along with the 7/800 MHz Harris XG75M/M7300

 

[hill]

I think in all Counties in Baltimore metro area do medical consults on their county Trunked Radio Systems with dedicated talkgroups for it.

UHF medical radio would just be a backup.

 

[jimmymumper]

St marys Couny is not part of the BALT Metro area

 

[jimmymumper]

they have these but like I said the ambos don't have a 800 radio in the back

 

[hill]

I know St Mary's doesn't because they only have a UHF radio in the back, then a UHF in the front, along with the 7/800 MHz Harris XG75M/M7300

They could be doing consults on handheld radio. I see hospital talkgroups on St Mary's linked below.

St. Mary's County Trunking System, Various, Maryland

St. Mary's County Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

 

[hill]

St marys Couny is not part of the BALT Metro area

I know that been in most of state doing deliveries.

 

[jimmymumper]

Ok, then the guy at the career fair lied to me

 

[hill]

Yea, A lot police and fire personal don't really understand their area's radio system.

The only know how to get to the primary talkgrups, but anything else is a stretch. If they need to go into another zone for interoperability they will be kind of lost.

 

[jimmymumper]

So they just have the 2 uhf radios in every ambo for backup use

 

[ezdropper]

Some of the counties use the FIRST system MED channels also.

 

[jimmymumper]

Yep

 

[jimmymumper]

I dont have a p25 radio or scanner

 

[jimmymumper]

Yea, A lot police and fire personal don't really understand their area's radio system.

The only know how to get to the primary talkgrups, but anything else is a stretch. If they need to go into another zone for interoperability they will be kind of lost.

Expecaly the XG75P'S, XG75M'S AND XTS5K'S

 

[hill]

Remember the UHF MED channels aren't repeaters. The units transmit on the 468 side of the pair with the base radios using 463. You would need to scan both the 463 and 468 channels to receive both sides of it.

If you don't hear anything on the UHF channels really only three other options for medical consults. Either talkgroups on St Mary's TRS or medical talkgroups on Maryland First. Many areas just call the hospital ER department via cell phones, since it keeps patient info off the radio and helps keep them stay HIPPA compliant.

 

[maus92]

There should be no HIPPA protected info going out over the air. A patient's age is not protected, and their is no reason for any protected PI to be transmitted.

 

[jimmymumper]

Remember the UHF MED channels aren't repeaters. The units transmit on the 468 side of the pair with the base radios using 463. You would need to scan both the 463 and 468 channels to receive both sides of it.

If you don't hear anything on the UHF channels really only three other options for medical consults. Either talkgroups on St Mary's TRS or medical talkgroups on Maryland First. Many areas just call the hospital ER department via cell phones, since it keeps patient info off the radio and helps keep them stay HIPPA compliant.

I might put all of the EMRC FREQ's in like 2 or 3 banks to get them in there

 

[jimmymumper]

There should be no HIPPA protected info going out over the air. A patient's age is not protected, and their is no reason for any protected PI to be transmitted.

I think they should patch the FIRST & county TGs onto the uhf